Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$291,000
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,756/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Miami 46%
Greenacres
Palm Beach County44,373 residentsPalm Beach
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
56th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Greenacres is like to live in, by category
Bars show Greenacres against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index83
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute29.9 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés9
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks9
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$70,491
Miami $76,527
Unemployment6.6%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations30%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Greenacres on housing & affordability
Greenacres's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland22 mi from GreenacresB+ 59 C Wellington8 mi from GreenacresC+ 57 C− Jupiter20 mi from GreenacresC+ 64 C+ Palm Beach Gardens15 mi from GreenacresC+ 57 C− Boca Raton18 mi from GreenacresC 65 C+ The Acreage13 mi from GreenacresC 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Greenacres
Is Greenacres, FL a good place to live?
Greenacres scores 50 out of 100, 56th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Greenacres expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $291,000, 34% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $1,756/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Greenacres?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Greenacres sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Greenacres is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Greenacres?
The mean commute is 29.9 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Greenacres?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Greenacres old or new?
The median home in Greenacres was built in 1987 — newer than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.